St. Jacob (disambiguation)
James, son of Zebedee is known as St James the Great.
The English names "James" and "Jacob" are both derived from the Hebrew "Yaakov". Many persons or places known locally as "Saint Jacob" (or similar) are often translated into English as "Saint James".
Saint Jacob may therefore refer to:
People
- James, son of Alphaeus, known as St James the Less
- Jacob of Alaska, a missionary of the Orthodox Church
- Jacob of Nisibis, Bishop of Nisibis
Places
- St. Jacob, Illinois, a village in the United States
- St. Jacob Township, Madison County, Illinois, United States
- St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada
Churches
- Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik, Croatia
- St. James's Cathedral, Riga, Latvia
- St. James's Church, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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